WRITERS IN DIFFERENT REGIONS

REGION 1
1. PEDRO BUC(K)ANEG – Father of Ilocano Literature
- Translated the Doctrina Cristiana into Ilocano dialect
- Author of Biag ni Lam-ang
- Born March 1592, died around 1630
- He wrote the first grammar book, Arte de Lengua Iloca, co-authored with
Fr. Francisco Lopez
2. LEONORA FLORENTINO – Mother of Philippine Women’s Literature
- April 9, 1849 – October 4, 1884
- Famous works are; Rucronoy (Dedication), Naangaway na
Cablaw (Good Greetings), Nalpay a Namnama (Vanishing
Hope), Benigna, Para ken Carmen, Panay Pacada (Farewell)
3. ISABELO DE LOS REYES – Father of Filipino Socialism
- Also known as Don Belong
- July 4, 1864 – October 10, 1938
- Founder of Aglipayan Church
- His writings were influenced by the European Socialist and
Marxists.
- His works are; Mariquit the Tramp, Sing sing ni Diego, Biblia
Filipina, Officio Divino, Catequesis, Plagerias, Genesis
Cientifico y Moderno, ang Sing sing ng Dalagang Marmol,
Calendario Aglipayano
4. CARLOS S. BULOSAN – November 2, 1913
- His well-known literary piece is his semi- autobiographical novel,
America is in the heart.
- His famous works are; America is in the Heart, The Laughter of
my Father, The Cry and the Dedication, My Father’s Tragedy,
The Romance of Magno Rubio, If you Want To Know What We
Are.
5. F. Sionil Jose – December 3, 1924
- Born in Rosales Pangasinan
- His way of writing was greatly influenced by his mother and Jose
Rizal
- He won several awards; Pablo Neruda Centennial
Award(2004), Philippine National Artist for Literature(2001),
Chevalier dans I’Ordre Des Arts et Lettres(2000), Ramon
Magsaysay Award for Journalism, Literature and Creative
Communication Arts (1980), City of Manila Award for
Literature(1979), Carlos Palanca Memorial Award for
Literature(1959, 1979, 1980, 1981)
- His writings talk about social justice and change which inspired
him to make the five volume novel: ROSALES SAGA.
6. JUAN CRISOSTOMO SOTO – Father of Pampangueñ o Literature
- Exquisite in Crisostan (balagtasan) in Pampanga’s Local Dialect.
- Known as a poet, playwright, and editor in Pampanga’s dialect.
- Writer of Moro-moro and Sarsuela
- His works are; Pula’t Puti, Romeo and Juliet (adapration from
Shakespeare), Sigalot, English-Spanish-Pampango Dictionary
with Modesto Joaquin.
7. ANGELA MARIE MANALANG- August 23, 1907 in Guagua, Pampanga
 - She is the writer of “REVOLT FROM HYMEN”
- POEMS, a poem collection published 1940 and was revised 1950.

REGION 2
1. FLORENTINOR HORNEDO – October 16, 1938 in Batanes
- Won Palanca Awards for Literaturein 1989 for his essay “Discourse of
Power in Florante at Laura”
- His works are; The Glitter of Gold, Taming the Wind, Ideas and Ideals
2. FERNANDO MARAMAG – January 21, 1893 – October 23, 1936
- 1917, he became the Editor of “Rising Philippines” a daily read
newspapers of Filipinos.
- He published countless poems like; “My Queen Tagala”, “The Atheist”,
“A Christ without A Cross”, “Jose Rizal”, and “The Presentation”
- His well-known poem is “The Rural Maid”
3. EDITH L. TIEMPO – April 22, 1919 in San Nicolas, Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya
- A Professor and a Writer
- She was proclaimed as one of the Philippine’s foremost writers in
English alongside other seminal writers like Jose Garcia Villa.
- Her poetry is hailed for its witty and complex wordplay.
- Her famous works are; “Bonsai” and “The little Marmoset”

REGION 3
1. Francisco Balagtas (A.K.A Francisco Balagtas y de la Cruz )
- April 2, 1788 – February 20, 1862 in Panginay, Bigaa, Bulacan
- also known as Francisco Baltazar, was a prominent Filipino poet, and is
widely considered as one of the greatest Filipino literary laureate for his
impact on Filipino literature. The famous epic, Florante at Laura, is
regarded as his defining work.
- The name "Baltazar", sometimes misconstrued as a pen name, was a
legal surname Balagtas adopted after the 1849 edict of Governor-
General Narciso Claveria y Zaldua, which mandated that the native
population adopt standard Spanish surnames instead of native ones.
- The popular Filipino debate form Balagtasan is named after Balagtas.
- Balagtas learned to write poetry from José de la Cruz (Huseng Sisiw),
one of the most famous poets of Tondo, in return of chicks. It was de la
Cruz himself who personally challenged Balagtas to improve his writing.
Balagtas swore he would overcome Huseng Sisiw as he would not ask
anything in return as a poet. (source: Talambuhay ng mga Bayani, for
Grade 6 textbook)
- Balagtas published Florante at Laura upon his release in 1838. He moved
to Balanga, Bataan in 1840 where he served as the assistant to the
Justice of peace and later, in 1856, as the Major Lieutenant. He was also
appointed as the translator of the court. He married Juana Tiambeng on
July 22, 1842 in a ceremony officiated by Fr. Cayetano Arellano, uncle of
future Philippine Supreme Court Chief Justice Cayetano Arellano. They
had eleven children but only four survived to adulthood.

Works

 Orosmá n at Zafira – a komedya (a Filipino theater form evolved from the

Spanish comedia) in four parts
 Don Nuñ o at Selinda – a komedya in three parts
 Auredato at Astrome – a komedya in three parts
 Clara Belmore – a komedya in three parts
 Abdol at Misereanan – a komedya, staged in Abucay in 1857
  Bayaceto at Dorslica – a komedya in three parts, staged at Udyong on
September 27, 1857
 Alamansor at Rosalinda – a komedya staged at Udyong during the town's
feast
 La India elegante y el negrito amante – a short play in one part
 Nudo gordeano
 Rodolfo at Rosemonda
 Mahomet at Constanza
 Claus (translated into Tagalog from Latin)
 Florante at Laura, an awit (metrical narrative poem with dodecasyllabic
quatrains [12 syllables per line, 4 lines per stanza]); Balagtas'
masterpiece

2. Tomas F. Agulto
- Born on 21 December 1953 in Hagonoy, Bulacan. He wrote poems at a
young age and had them commented on by his family and neighbors. He
further honed his poetic skills as a member Galian as Arte at Tula.

Works
Poetry
 Lagi Na'y Kailangan Kong Gumising Nang Maaga at Iba Pang Pagdidilidili
(Always I have To Wake Up Early and Other Redlections, 1981)
 Bakasyunista (Summer Folk, 1984)
 Batanes at Iba Pang Pulo (Batanes and Other Lands, 1989) (all won prizes in
the Don Carlos Palanca Awards for Literature. )
Essay

 “Ang Mga Badjaw sa Tungkalang” (The Bajao of Tungkalang, 1988) also won
in the Palanca Award. In 1987, the CCP Literary Contest awarded him a prize
for his short story
 “Ang Walang Lubay na Istasyon ng Pag-asa (The Unending Stations of Hope
and Search).

3. Emilio Mar Antonio

- Born on 11 December 1903 in Bambang, Bulacan. He died on 13 May
1967 in Quiapo, Manila.
- He was a poet and a fictionist.
- He was the administrator and mediator of the balagtasan on radio
sponsored by Compania Elizalde and wrote for their newspaper, Taliba.
- He was a member of the editorial board of Liwayway from 1946- 1949
and editor of Bulaklak from 1950-1965.
- He wrote three novels in verse: Lakandupil, Nakaluping Dahon and
Perlas sa Putikan.
- He wrote Magat, Ama ng Lahing Kayumanggi, a novel, in prose with
Macario Pineda as co-atuhor. They were all published in Liwayway. His
Birang na May Luha was published in 1949.
- In 1937, Mar Antonio won a gold medal in the annual choice by the
Kapisanang Ilaw ng Bayan in Bulacan for his poem, “Ang Nayon Ko.” He
was proclaimed poet laureate by the Kapisanang Diwang Ginto for his
poem, “Ilaw.”, and by Liwayway in 1938. He also won in the first
balagtasan to be aired on radio besting opponents Fernando Monleon
and Francisco Pañ o. The topic was Sino ang Higit na Dapat Mahalin: Ina,
Asawa o Anak?
- In 1951, he was proclaimed “Prince of Balagtasan” by the Kapisanan ng
mga Makata at Mambibigkas, along with Collantes as the “King of
Balagtasan” after a heated poetic joust on the topic: Dapat bang Pairalin
ang Import Control sa Pilipinas?
4. Virgilio V. Vitug
- 17 September 1951.
- Poet, essayist, journalist, scriptwriter.
 - He has worked as a reporter and/or columnist for the Times Journal,
Tempo, Manila Times, and Manila Chronicle; an associate editor in
Sagisag and Kaligiran magazines; and head writer of the children’s
television program Batibot.
- He has also served as director of the Philippine Center for Investigative
Journalism and the National Press Club; publisher of Agriscope, and
chair/president of World Media Groove.
- Vitug has won the following awards; honorable mention, “Simula ng Gabi
sa Luba” (Evening Commences in Lubao), 1969, and “Isang Tanong sa
Sarili,” 1976, in the Talaang Ginto of the Surian ng Wikang Pambansa,
respectively; special award, Loyola Poetry Contest, 1972; and second
prize, National Zarzuela Writing Contest for “Hoy, Boyet” (Hey, Boyet).
He has been a fellow at the Ateneo Writers’ Workshop, 1970; UP
Writers’ Workshop, 1971; and Silliman Writers’ Workshop, 1972.
5. Tomas Pinpin
- The first Filipino printer and is sometimes referred as the "Prince of the
Filipino Printers." Pinpin is remembered for being the first native
Filipino to publish and print a book, "Librong Pagaaralan nang mga
Tagalog nang Uicang Castilla" in 1610, entirely written by himself in the
old Tagalog orthography.
6. Nicanor Abelardo
- a Filipino composer known for his Kundiman songs, especially before
the Second World War.
7. Damiana L. Eugenio
- a Filipino female author and professor who was nown as the Mother of
Philippine Folklore, a title she received in 1986. Apart from teaching at
the University of the Philippines, she has several publications in the field
of Philippine folklore, among them a series of seven books which she
compiled and edited.
8. Rogelio R. Sikat
- a prolific Filipino novelist, playwright and short story writer. Sikat is
best known for his classic masterpieces particularly Impeng Negro, a
short story based on a half-black, half-Filipino boy and Moses, Moses, a
play in one act that depicts the social injustices and the abuse of the
country’s oppressive politicians. Apart from being one of the Philippines’
finest modern literary figures, Sikat was also a distinguished educator.
He wasa former university professor and former college dean of the
University of the Philippines’ College of Arts and Letters.
9. Gregorio C. Brillantes
- a Palanca Award Hall of Famer and a multi-awarded fiction writer,is one
of the Philippines' most popular writers in English. Known for his
sophisticated and elegant style, he has been compared to James Joyce.
[citation needed] He often writes about individuals under thirty,
adolescent or post adolescent ones who struggle with alienation from
family, society and from themselves. His earlier collection of short
stories earned him the title of the "Catholic Writer"

REGION IV
1. JOSE P. RIZAL - Rizal was a prolific writer and was anti-violence. He rather fight using his
pen than his might.
- Rizal's two books "Noli Me Tangere" (Touch Me Not) which he wrote
while he was in Berlin, Germany in 1887 and "El Filibusterismo" (The
Rebel) in Ghent, Belgiun in 1891 exposed the cruelties of the Spanish
friars in the Philippines, the defects of the Spanish administration and
the vices of the clergy, these books told about the oppression of the
Spanish colonial rule. These two books made Rizal as a marked man to
the Spanish friars.
EXAMPLES OF HIS WORK:

Sa aking mga kababata

-
Noli Me Tangere ( Huwag mo akong salingin)
-
El Filibusterismo -1891
-
Huling Paalam -1896
-
Sobre la indolencia de los filipinos ( Hinggil sa katamanran ng mga
-
Flipino.)
- Ala Juventud Filipina ( Sa kabataan Pilipino)
- Filipinas Dendro de cien anos ( Ang Pilipinas sa loob ng Isangdaang
taon).
2. MARS RAVELO – Born October 9, 1916 – September 12, 1988 in Tanza, Cavite
- A Filipino Graphic novelist who created the characters DARNA,
DYESEBEL, CAPTAIN BARBELL, LASTIKMAN, BONDYING, VARGA,
WANTED: PERFECT MOTHER, HIWAGA, MARUJA,MARIPOSA,
ROBERTA, RITA,BUHAY PILIPINO, JACK AND JILL, FLASH BOMBA,
TINY TONY and DRAGONA.
3. BIENVENIDO LUMBERA – is a Filipino poet, critic and dramatist
- He is a National Artist of the Philippines and a recipient of the Ramon
Magsaysay Award for Journalism, Literature and Creative
Communications.
- He won numerous literary awards, including the National Book Awards
from the National Book Foundation and the Carlos Palanca Memorial
Awards

Literary Works:

 Ka Bel
 The Yaya’s Lullaby
 Servant
 Sadness
 Magic
 Eulogy of Roaches
4. N.V.M GONZALES – September 8, 1915 – November 28, 1999)
- a Filipino novelist, short story writer, essayist and poet. Conferred
as the National Artist of the Philippines for Literature in 1997

Novels
 The Winds of April (1941)
 A Season of Grace (1956)
 The Bamboo Dancers (1988)
 The Happiest Boy in The World
Short fiction
 "The Tomato Game".1992
 A Grammar of Dreams and Other Stories. University of the Philippines Press, 1997
 The Bread of Salt and Other Stories. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1993; University
of the Philippines Press, 1993
 Mindoro and Beyond: Twenty-one Stories. Quezon City: University of the Philippines Press,
1981; New Day, 1989
Essays
 A Novel of Justice: Selected Essays 1968–1994. Manila: National Commission for Culture and
the Arts and Anvil (popular edition), 1996
 Work on the Mountain (Includes The Father and the Maid, Essays on Filipino Life and Letters
and Kalutang: A Filipino in the World), University of the Philippines Press, 1996
AWARDS AND PRIZES
 City of Manila Diwa ng Lahi award "for his service and contribution to Philippine national
Literature," 1996
 City of Los Angeles resolution declaring October 11, 1996 "N.V.M. Gonzá lez Day, 1996
 The Asian Catholic Publishers Award, 1993
 The Filipino Community of California Proclamation "honoring N.V.M. Gonzá lez for seventy-
eight years of achievements," 1993
  Ninoy Aquino Movement for Social and Economic Reconstruction through Volunteer
Service award, 1991
 City and County of San Francisco proclamation of March 7, 1990 "Professor N.V.M. Gonzá lez
Day in San Francisco," 1990
 Cultural Center of the Philippines award, Gawad Para sa Sining, 1990
 Writers Union of the Philippines award, Gawad Pambansang Alagad ni Balagtás, 1989
 Emeritus Professor of English, California State University, 1982
 Carlos Palanca Memorial Award (Short Story), First Prize for 'The Tomato Game,' 1971
 City of Manila Medal of Honor, 1971.
5. NICK JOAQUIN - (May 4, 1917 – April 29, 2004)
- was a Filipino writer and journalist best known for his short stories
and novels in the English language.
- He also wrote using the pen name Quijano de Manila.
- Joaquín was conferred the rank and title of National Artist of the
Philippines for Literature.
- He has been considered one of the most important Filipino writers,
along with José Rizaland Claro M. Recto. Unlike Rizal and Recto,
whose works were written in Spanish, Joaquin's major works were
written in English despite being a native Spanish speaker.
Literary Works:
• May Day Eve (1947)
• Prose and Poems (1952)
• The House On Zapote Street (1960)
• The Woman Who had Two Navels (1961)
• La Naval de Manila and Other Essays (1964)
• A Portrait of the Artist as Filipino (1966)
• Tropical Gothic (1972)
• A Question of Heroes (1977)
• Joseph Estrada and Other Sketches (1977)
• Nora Aunor & Other Profiles (1977)
• Ronnie Poe & Other Silhouettes (1977)
• Reportage on Lovers (1977)
• Reportage on Crime (1977)
• Amalia Fuentes & Other Etchings (1977)
• Gloria Diaz & Other Delineations (1977)
• Doveglion & Other Cameos (1977)
• Language of the Streets and Other Essays (1977)
• Reportage on the Marcoses (1979)
• Language of the Street and Other Essays (1980)
• The Ballad of the Five Battles (1981)
6. LUALHATI BAUTISTA - Born December 2, 1945
- is one of the foremost Filipino female novelists in the history of
contemporary Philippine literature.
- Her novels include Dekada '70, Bata, Bata, Pa'no Ka Ginawa?, and
‘GAPÔ .
7. PAZ MARQUES BENITEZ – Born in 1894, Lucena, Tayabas
- Author of the first Filipino Modern English language short story
“The Dead Star” published in the Philippine Herald in 1925

8. MAESTRIO LUCIOD. SAN PEDRO – February 11, 1913 – March 21, 2002 , Angono, Rizal
- A composer and a multi-talented musician.
- He was best known for his musical composition “Sa Ugoy ng
Duyan” and the symphonic poem “Lahing Kayumanggi”

REGION V
1. Carlos Ojeda Aureus
- "Cathedra" is landmarks
2. Remigio Laguno,
- "The Carolers."
 3. Mariel M. Dela Cruz
- “The House of a Gambler”
4. Teresita E. Erastain
- “The Legend of Mayon Volcano”
5. Merito B. Espinas
- “Ibalon”
6. Jose Obias
- “ the Our Lady of Peñ afrancia”
7. Potenciano Gregorio Sr.
- “ Sarung Banggi- folksong”
8. Bienvenido N. Santos
- “Early Harvest”

Potenciano Gregorio Sr.

Born: May 18, 1880, Lib-og, Albay,Captaincy General of the Philippines
Died: February 12, 1939 (aged 58) Honolulu Hawaii
Occupation: Musician
Citizenships:Filipino
- a Bicolano musician. He was the composer of Sarung Banggi (One
Evening), the most famous song in the Bikol language.
- At an early age he learned to play the violin and was soon recognized for
his talent and other musical instrument.
- he started writing music for the local church by himself or in
collaboration with his older brother Bernardo
- Potenciano later became the bandmaster of the same band until he
joined the Philippine Constabulary Band in 1919
- composed Sarung Banggi when he was 17 years old.
- that the composer wrote the music and lyrics of the song one night after
hearing a bird chirping and the leaves rustling.
- other songs like Pusong Tagub nin Sakit and Hinuyop-hoyop nin Dios.
- compete with other musicians during the Golden Gate International
Exposition in 1938.
- His remains were brought back to the Philippines and buried in La Loma
Cemetery in Manila.
REGION VI

1. FÉLIX RESURRECCIÓN HIDALGO Y PADILLA - February 21, 1855 – March 13, 1913
- was a Filipino artist. He is acknowledged as one of the great Filipino
painters of the late 19th century, and is significant in Philippine history for
having been an acquaintance and inspiration for members of the Philippine
reform movement which included José Rizal, Marcelo del Pilar, Mariano
Ponce and Graciano Ló pez Jaena, although he neither involved himself
directly in that movement, nor later associate himself with the First
Philippine Republic under Emilio Aguinaldo.
- His winning the silver medal in the 1884 Madrid Exposition of Fine Arts,
along with the gold win of fellow Filipino painter Juan Luna, prompted a
celebration which was a major highlight in the memoirs of members of the
Philippine reform movement, with Rizal toasting to the two painters' good
health and citing their win as evidence that Filipinos and Spaniards were
equals.
WORKS:
 La barca, 1876
 Vendedora de lanzones, 1876
 Las virgenes Cristianas expuestas al populacho, 1884
 The Young Woman Sewing, 1885
 Jesus Christ, 1887
 La Barca de Aqueronte, 1887
 Laguna estigia, 1887
 Adios del Sol, 1891
 El crepusculo, 1893
 Oedipus y Antigone, 1895
 El violinista, 1895
 Cabeza napolitana, 1895
 2. ALICE TAN GONZALES cut her teeth on Si Pepe kag si Pilarin the 60s and fed
on Hiligaynon Magazine in late grade school for scant reading materials
within her reach. After Grade II, Alice reconnected with the language in her
study of the Hiligaynon ballad called komposo for her Master’s thesis at the
Ateneo de Manila in the early 1980s. She started writing in Hiligaynon at the
prodding of the “Father of Contemporary West Visayan Literature”
Leoncio P. Deriadain 1988. Born of a Filipina and a Chinese and speaking
Hiligaynon at home, it is no wonder she should write her first short story in
Hiligaynon and discover her deep connection with the language in the
process.
Alice has found a home in the Humanities Division, College of Arts and
Sciences, UP Visayas where she teaches literature and communication. UPV
sent her to school at UP Diliman where she finished her Ph. D. in English
Studies: Creative Writing in 2008. UPV has all this time recognized her and
supported her specialization and expertise in Creative Writing in Hiligaynon
without prejudice or condescension, for which she is constantly thankful. She
writes poetry, drama and fiction in Hiligaynon, and her area of study includes
Hiligaynon folk literature.
She was awarded the Carlos Palanca Hall of Fame for Literature in 2014 for
winning five first places in the Hiligaynon Category of Maikling Kuwento.
LIST OF WORKS
 Istoryahan Ta Ka Uli, Kasingkasing Press, 2016, a collection of stories for older
children
 Ilongga: Madamo nga Guya, Seguiban Press, Iloilo, 2014 — a collection of poems on
woman
 May Isa ka Kuring nga Hari kag Iban pa nga Sugilanon, Kasingkasing Press, Iloilo,
2010, a collection of seven stories for children
 Sa Taguangkan sang Duta kag Iban pa nga Sugilanon, Seguiban Press, Iloilo, 2009 —
a collection of short stories in Hiligaynon

REGION VII
1. MAGDALENA GONZAGA JALANDONI - (May 27, 1891 in Jaro, Iloilo - September 14,
1978 in Jaro)
- was a Filipino feminist writer. She is now remembered as one of the most
prolific Filipino writers in the Hiligaynon language. Hailing from Western
Visayas, her works are said to have left permanent and significant
milestones in Philippine literature.
- famous works include Anabella, Juanita Cruz, Sa Kapaang Sang Inaway
(In the Heat of War), Ang Dalaga sa Tindahan (The Young Woman in
the Market) and Ang Kahapon ng Panay (The Past of Panay).
- Throughout her turbulent and displaced life, she still managed to publish 36
novels, 122 short stories, 7 novelettes, 7 long plays, 24 short plays and
dialogos in verse complied in two volumes, seven volumes of personally
compiled essays including some translations from Spanish and two
autobiographies
2. CECILIA MANGUERRA BRAINARD - is an author and editor of nineteen books.
- She co-founded PAWWA or Philippine American Women Writers and
Artists; she also founded Philippine American Literary House. Brainard's
works include the World War II novel, When the Rainbow Goddess Wept,
Magdalena, and Woman With Horns and Other Stories. She edited several
anthologies including Fiction by Filipinos in America, Contemporary Fiction
by Filipinos in America, and two volumes of Growing Up Filipino I and II,
books used by educators
3. ESTRELLA ALFON - July 18, 1917 – December 28, 1983
- was a well-known prolific Filipina author who wrote in English.
- 1940: A collection of her early short stories, “Dear Esmeralda,” won
Honorable Mention in the Commonwealth Literary Award.
- 1961-1962: Four of her one-act plays won all the prizes in the Arena
Theater Play Writing Contest: “Losers Keepers” (first prize), “Strangers”
(second prize), “Rice” (third prize), and “Beggar” (fourth prize).
- 1961-1962: Won top prize in the Palanca Contest for “With Patches of
Many Hues.”
 - 1974: Second place Palanca Award for her short story, "The White Dress".[6]
- 1979: National Fellowship in Fiction post at the U.P. Creative Writing
Center.

REGION VIII
1. Pedro Acerden
• a Filipino zarzuela playwright who writes in the Waray language.

2. Francisco Alvarado
• a noted playwright of zarzuela in Lineyte- Samarnon.
• He was a member and literary luminary of the Sanghiran San Binisaya organization
which was founded in 1909 to cultivate the Waray language.

Literary Works:
Poetry
• Panhayhay hin Bungtohanon, 1921 (Hinagpis ng Isang Taga- Bayan)
• An Marol, 1925 (Ang Sampaguita)
• Kaadlawon, 1925 (Araw)
• Kagab-ihon, 1925 (Gabi)
• Nihaga, 1930
• Pilipinas, 1931

3. Iluminado Lucente
• a Filipino writer primarily writing poetry and drama in the Waray language.
• he is considered by many as the greatest writer in the Waray language.
• He was a member of the Sanghiran San Binisaya ha Samar ug Leyte (Academy of the
Visayan Language of Samar and Leyte)
• His most famous work is the poem “An Iroy Nga Tuna” – The Motherland.

Literary Works:
Poetry
• An Iroy nga Tuna
• Baga Durogas Ngan
• Baga Tinuod (1939)
• Hangin Gad La (1960)
• Pilipinas
• An Higugma
• Panhayhay (Ginsaaran)
• Bumangon ka Pepe
• It’s Just The Wind

Drama
• Abugho
• An Duha nga Sportsmen
• Diri Daraga, Diri Balo, Diri Inasaw-an
• Up Limit Pati An Gugma

4. Norberto Romualdez
• a Filipino writer, politician, jurist and statesman.

Literary Works:
Drama
• An Pagtabang ni San Miguel (The aid of St. Michael)
An Anak han Manaranggot (The Tuba Gatherer’s Child)

REGION IX

1. Descallar, Antonio - Born on Hunyo 15, 1952

-Now before the conqueror
2.Enrique, Antonio
- Sumulat ng maikling kwento tungkol sa mga Kristiyano at Muslim sa Timog na nakatagpo
at nakasalamuha niya sa buhay.
- Ang kanyang matingkad na pananaw sa mga tao at lugar sa simpleng salita, ay ang
kanyang istilo.
3. Enriquez, Egmidio Alvarez
- was born on the year 1925.
- He is a Filipino by birth. He started writing at the age of 20.
- He is a novelist, story writer, and playwright. Among his famous literary works are: Blood
on the Moon, A Tale of Two Houses, Cachil Kudarat (Sultan of Mindanao) or Cachil
Corrala, and Labaw, Donggon. All of this short stories won Palanca awards in the year
4.Acas, Olivia
- Baguhan pa lamang siya sa larangan ng pagsusulat ng tula, ngunit ang kanyang mga
naisulat ay naipalimbag na sa palimbagan.
Jubair, Ibrahim A.
-kauna-unahang fictionist sa Zamboanga
-Ginawaran ng Presedential Certificate of Merit in Literature for teaching the Filipino-
Muslim sa kanyang panahon
6.Villa, Gonzalo
-Manunulat ng maikling kwento
-Una niyang kwento ang “When death Struck”
-Nagwagi sa Pambansang Paligsahan

REGION X
1. DAMIANA L. EUGENIO - September 27, 1921 – October 10, 2014
- was a Filipino female author and professor who was known as
the Mother of Philippine Folklore, a title she received in 1986.
- Apart from teaching at the University of the Philippines, she has several
publications in the field of Philippine folklore, among them a series of
seven books which she compiled and edited
Works:
 Philippine Proverb Lore (1975)
 Awit and Korido: A Study of Fifty Philippine Metrical Romances in
Relation to Their Sources and Analogues (1965)
 Philippine Folk Literature: An Anthology (1981)
 Philippine Folk Literature, (May 31, 2008)
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2. TELESFORO S. SUNGKIT, JR. - is a Higaonon poet and novelist.
- He is the author of Batbat hi Udan, a novel in Filipino.
- He won the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA)
Writers' Prize 2007 for his Cebuano novel Mga Gapnod sa Kamad-
an and the NCCA Writers' Prize 2011 for his Cebuano Novel Ang
Agalon sa mga Balod.
- He is also a recipient of the National Book Development Board Trust
Fund for Writers for his Cebuano novel Mga Tigmo sa Balagbatbat.
- His novel Driftwood on Dry Land was published by University of Santo
Tomas Publishing House in 2013. He writes in Higaonon, Cebuano,
Filipino and English.

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1. AIDA RIVERA- FORD

- Born in Sulu, Aida Rivera-Ford crossed over to Negros Oriental in 1949
for an English degree at Silliman University. Records toast her as the first
editor of Sands and Coral, the school’s literary folio. In 1954, she flew to
the University of Michigan on a Fulbright grant to secure her master’s
degree in English.

- “Love in the Cornhusks” is one of five well-crafted stories for which

Rivera-Ford won the Jules & Avery Hopwood Prize in Michigan. In 1955,
the Sunday Chronicle’s This Week magazine featured the prize-winning
story, with illustrations by Rod Dayao. From N.V.M. Gonzalez to Epifanio
San Juan, critics were one in hailing the story with uncommon praise,
citing its masterful subtlety but also its earnest vision—a rare case of art
prevailing upon all creeds and manners of persuasion. Two years later,
Rivera-Ford released her five stories under the title Now and at the Hour
and Other Short Stories (1957).
 - The Rivera-Ford memorabilia at ALIWW includes the story’s early draft,
under the working title “Love in the Farm.” The ink manuscript
establishes how, upon rewrite, Rivera-Ford renamed her now-famous
protagonist—from Anselma Godoy to the simple, unassuming Tinang.
Amado’s letter, much parsed in workshop circles for its naive busting of
the King’s English, is untouched, attesting to Rivera-Ford’s quick sense of
its comic effect.

2. TITA LACAMBRA AYALA - was born in Sarrat, Ilocos Norte but grew up in Antamok,
Benguet.
- She earned her Bachelor of Science in Education (BSE) Major in English,
minor in History, at the University of the Philippines in 1953.
- Tita is one of the most celebrated Filipino poets in English with her work
receiving numerous awards.
- She has authored many books in her distinguished career, among them
Sunflower Poems (1960), Friends, The Confessions of a
Professional Amateur (prose) and Camels and Shapes of Darkness
in a Time of Olives (poetry).

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